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PAGE TWO-B Ml . | ;• | DRUGS ROM THE SEA New healing drugs have long been hunted and often found in the most unlikely places. Pencillin originated on an overripe cantaloupe; chloramphenicol, the most ef fective drug against typhoid fever, originally came from a Venezuelan soil mold.. Ceph a loth in, a new weapon against pencillin-resistant germs, was found near a sewer outlet in the sea off Sardinia. Although the medicinal properties of some ocean in habitants have been known for thousands of years, no thorough exploration of the -sea as a source of drugs has rver been made. New a number of research es are systematically seining he oceans with definite ex , >ectatk>ns that the next gen eration of drug products may be derived from the natural organisms living there. At least two drug companies lave undertaken full - scale ' xtllecting and research pro grams. And several universi ties are involved in investi i gations of the medicinal properties of various marine organisms. The prime aim, they say, is to isolate and evaluate ma rine [riant and animal life in order to develop new thera peutic agents. Previous in vestigators of the sea were usually looking for a specific pharacological activity. The 3 resent research involves col ecting any likely looking tpecimens and testing them tor a variety of properties. iT hi s involves obtaining :rude extracts which are tested in a variety of ways for biological activity, in cluding antibacterial prop erties, as well as potency pgainst a wide range of dis eases, Promising extracts are purified and separated into Individual chemical compo nents. The active compo nents are then identified chemically by various meth ods including X-ray crystal lography, nuclear magnetic resonance, high resolution mass spectroscopy, etc., to de-. termine accurately the i r I structure for future testing 16"PORTABLE COLOR TV FEATURING A BIG 145 sq. in. 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Needless to say, research of this rort is not quickly or in- ■ expensively accomplished. The potential drug must be test ed on animals to make sure its germ - killing properties outweigh any possible side effects. Finally, if it has not been abandoned by then, it is considered safe and effective enough to be tested on hu mans. It may take up to seven years between the time a company finds something it thinks is good and the mar keting of it. And an applica tion to the Food and Drug Administration to market a new drug can cost as much as seven million dollars, most of it going to develop the required information. The finds that have been made to date are undoubted ly encouraging; extracts from the green sponge have shown antibotic capabilities; an ex tract from a sea cucumber has inhibited the growth of malignant tumors in mice. A poison secreted by the stone fish has been able to reduce blood pressure in animals. Even the common quahog has produced an extract that shows strong anti-tumor ac tivity. So, if the next skin diver you see has a small mesh bag; fastened to his wrist, the' chances are he’s not just a' Sunday snorkeler but a sci- ■ entist out for big game—the wonder drug of 1980. Sincerely, DOC. 1 v ' -y'"'' V/ •T Bonds are safe. If tost, stolen, or destroyed, 1 we replace them. When needed, they can be , cashed at your bank. Tax may be deferred € 1 until redemption. And always remember, % • meM Bonds are a proud way to save. W® slock in Anwrica WU,hOUr paying OS. Swiwilonck IB CHOWAN HERAIR, KMNTON, MW CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNK M, W. Senator Sam J. Ervin Says . . . . WASHINGTON Tito Na ly sought to give it* own in tional Labor Relations Board has been the subject of much controversy over the yean, but more recently it has been criticized in a report filed by the Senate Subcommittee on Separation of Powers, of which I am chairman. The Senate report, released on February 29, charges that the Board has subjugated the rights of employees and has been overly responsive to po litical interests. I concurred in the report, which culminated 20 months of subcommittee study. Bas ically, its findings recognize that our present federal laws regulating management . em ployee-union activities are in need of revision because not only does the applicable law contain many ambiguities, but also the NLRB has consistent CHOWAN COUNTY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1970-1971 Approved By The Board Os County Commissioners FUND AMOVNT r unu kkvkno: us vied Eats DEBT SERVICE—SchooI Building Bonds $ 39,110.08 Hospital Bonds 88,345.50 Less Sales Tax Revenue $106,400.00 Less Intangibles Tax Revenue 3,000.00 Less Surplus 180.58 $ 17,875.00 $ ,050 SCHOOLS 700,811.00 Less Amounts Anticipated from: Fines, Forfeitures, Penalties $ 32,000.00 Dog Tax 1,200.00 Intangibles Tax 22,000.00 * V Poll Tax 1,737.00 Estimated Balance 42,000.63 Delinquent Taxes 8,438.00 ......... Federal and State Funds 313,935.37 ■ ■ $279,500.00 .86 HEALTH: “ District $ 19,409.28 County 1,000.00 $ 20,409.28 Less Intangibles Tax $ 1,500.00 Less Surplus 9,15938 10,659.28 9,750.00 .03 SOCIAL SERVICES: Aid to Aged 71,280.00 Aid to Dependent Children 99,360.00 Aid to Disabled 42,480.00 Medicaid 269,487.00 + Social Services Administration 51,352.00 Aid to Blind 11,136.00 Hospitalization and General Assistance 10,000.00 Less Federal and State Funds $467,644.88 Y Less Intangibles Tax 3,556.00 ' Less Unexpended Balances 12,394.12 - ■ $ 71,500.00 .22 CAPITAL RESERVE $ 16,250.00 $ 16,250.00 .05 REVALUATION 6,500.00 6,500.00 ,02~ AMBULANCE SERVICE $ 19,902.60 ——— - Less Federal Funds 7,950.00 — $ 11,952.60 $ 12,025.00 .087 AGRICULTURE & ECONOMICS $ 20,833.18 Less Intangibles Tax $ 1,000.00 Less Unexpended Balance $ 6,208.18 ■ $ 14,625.00 .045 CIVIL DEFENSE $ 11,117.80 Less State and Federal Funds .$ 6,151.00 Less Surplus and - Intangibles Tax 1,716.30 A, ACCOUNTANT’S OFFIGE $ 7,992.40 . Less Intangibles Tax 517.40 . $ 7,475.00 .023 GENERAL COUNTY FUND $158,020.69 Less Anticipated from: Intangibles and Beer and Wine Tax $ 19,000.00 ABC Store Profit 42,000.00 Facility Fees and Miscellaneous Revenue 25,000.00 Surplus .• 7,020.69 ■ ■ $ 65,000.00 .» TOTAL LEVY $508,750.00 $1.55 County-wide Tax Rate Per SIOO Valuation, Based on a Valuation of $32300,00030^^^/^^^^^ Special Tax Levy for Rural Fire Protection (outside Town of Edenton): Based on a Valuation of $17,500,000 $ 4,125.00 7,600.00 '• " j —ZZ— * 4 « 11,62630 . * Less Unexpended Balance 2375.00 $ 8,760.00 36 Total County-Wide Budget . . %IJ44JSB7M + Board of iti jurisdiction over terpretation to the clearest provisions of the lew fay ig noring the plsin intent of Congress. A majority of the subcom mittee found that the NLRB i uses procedures which, in many instances, promote de ! lays and ham the substantive i rights of employees, and also s found that the NLRB’s general i such cases in the federal dis i trict courts. On April 3, 1070, Senator John Tower introduced & , 3071, a measure which seeks i counsel, who possesses the ■ unreviewable power to issue ! or refuse to issue complaints i under federal labor law, has ’ often acted arbitrarily and i has subordinated employee t rights to union interests, r As s consequence, there is l much feeling abroad in the - land that the NLBB is not achieving the purposes of the National Labor Relations Act and that. a solution to toe problem may be to divest toe to transfer certain NLRB functions to toe federal dis trict courts. The bill would allow parties who are sub jected to an unfair labor practice to bring a complaint in the appropriate federal district court or to obtain as sistance from his local U. S. district attorney in filing suit in the federal courts. If the United States attorney is call ed upon to do this, he would notify the parties concerned and then file the complaint unless he finds toe charge to be “frivolous, or otherwise without basis in fact or law.” 1 have long felt that some thing constructive should be ; done to improve toe manner in which the NLRB decides ; the rights of parties appear- ing before it Legislators and labor law specialists have suggested several alternatives for accomplishing such s re form. The Tower bill represents one such alternative which the subcommittee will con sider during hearings begin ning on July 21. In addition to Senator Tower, the -sub committee has invited the at torney general, the chairman and toe general counsel of the NLRB and a number erf representatives of both man agement and labor and priv ate citizens to testify on this legislation. 1 am hopeful that these hearings will prove helpful in finding a constructive means of insuring that those who have unfair labor practice cases will receive a fair and impartial decision, because / B. A TALLEY GENERAL CONTRACTOR AMERICAN CLASSIC • * * HOMES * * * jywfe mSZbf* Builder of New Homes from $9,000.00 up TOTAL FINANCING AVAILABLE CALL AFTER AM f. M. Phone 429-7081 Hertford , N. C. A HERALD CLASSIFIED ADI FOR QUICK RESULTS, TRY
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